The Immigration and Emigration Controller in a letter addressed to the Secretary of Ministry of Defence has informed that MP Diana Gamage has been found to be a citizen of UK and therefore a Sri Lankan passport cannot be issued to her.

Six to eight hour daily power cuts will have to be imposed from next year, if the proposed electricity tariff amendments were not implemented, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said.

Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Chairman Kingsley Ranawaka said today that he has not been informed by the Transport Minister to resign from the chairmanship.

The World Bank yesterday approved Sri Lanka’s request to access concessional financing from the International Development Association (IDA).

At least 34 people died when a landslide buried a bus in northwestern Colombia on Sunday, the government disaster agency said yesterday.

China hopes relevant countries and international financial institutions will work with China to play a positive role in helping Sri Lanka overcome the current difficulties.

The Mankulam police launched an investigation after a soldier who was engaged in a training exercise in Kokavil in Mankulam had died after being hit by an army tank used for the training..

It is high time that Sri Lanka started debating whether the tertiary education must be charged and should the private sector be allowed to get engaged more actively in this sector,

The United States officially handed over 9,300 tonnes of urea fertilizer to the Ministry of Agriculture to distribute to more than 193,000 smallholder paddy farmers in Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Mo

Trade unions of top state institutions including Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Inland Revenue Department, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Colombo National Hospital (CNH) and leading other hospitals are amongst a range of bodies to protest today as part

Sri Lanka has no plans whatsoever for reforms going forward, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told a room full of the country’s top private sector business leaders yesterday but instead would be thinking bigger and bolder in terms of its growth agend

The success or the failure on the battlefield depends upon the leader who is wise enough to understand the context and bold enough to pursue success, Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne said.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will reduce the price of a litre of Lanka Auto Diesel from midnight today, the CPC marketing division said.

The selection of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the President of this country after the resignation of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the right choice, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) national organizer and former minister Basil Rajapaksa said.

The Minister of Wildlife has given an undertaking to the Court of Appeal that 2,000 firearms will not be issued to the personnel of the Civil Defence Force (CDF) living in areas rife with Human Elephant Conflicts.

The price of a 12 kg domestic gas cylinder would be increased to Rs. 4,610 from midnight today, Litro Chairman Muditha Pieris said.

Highlighting that the government continues to suffer losses to the tune of Rs.16 billion annually, the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) today requested CID to expedite the investigation on the loss of Rs.16 billion as tax revenue as a result of su

The Attorney General today informed Court of Appeal that police protection will be provided to former CID Director Shani Abeysekara, taking into account the existing security threats.

A mechanism would be introduced to release prisoners with terminal illnesses, aging inmates and those with serious illnesses after obtaining the President’s approval, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said today.

Refuting claims that the CEB would be divided into eight seperate entities, Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha said no discussion has taken place on such a matter within the government.

According to the Government Medical Officers’ Forum (GMOF), 5% to 10% of hospital minor staff employees are involved in drug businesses, and most of them are addicted to drugs.

The Keselwatta Police has launched an investigation after several pieces of gold weighing around 49 pounds worth Rs. 80 million was stolen from the case production room at the Hulftsdorp Magistrate’s Court.

The Minister of Sports through the Attorney General today informed Court of Appeal that an Independent Panel of Governance Experts will be appointed in order to draft a new Constitution for the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).

Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha today assured that the report of the committee appointed to look into the riots that took place on May 9, 2022 will be presented to Parliament soon after speaking to President Ranil Wickremesinghe with regard t

A 42-year-old woman had been arrested with seven packets containing Ice and 38 pills of narcotic substance at a canteen at a school in Malwathuhiripitiya in Gampaha this morning, the Police said.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena today denied reports which said he had used 53 percent of the funds allocated for the President’s expenditure on his personal staff but he had instead spent it for large scale national level projects.

A major fire has broken out at a factory in Kelaniya this morning, the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Fire Service Department said.

The CEB had estimated that a single unit of electricity would cost Rs 56.90 if the country were to have an uninterrupted power supply in 2023, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.

The Chairman of the Election Commission (EC) S.G.Punchihewa said yesterday that he has received the opinion of the Attorney General (AG) on conducting of the Local Government (LG) polls and as such he would issue the relevant gazette notification bef

The country’s construction sector has recommended to the government to issue them with treasury bills in lieu of their dues if no cash is available. The government....